Le __Institutiones humanarum litterarum__ di Cassiodoro: Commento alle redazioni interpolate Φ Δ

The Institutiones humanarum litterarum - that is, the second book of Cassiodorus' masterpiece, devoted to secular learning - have come down to us in three different textual forms: the 'authentic' recension Ω, corresponding to Cassiodorus' final wishes, and two subsequent recensions, designated as Φ and Δ. In these two recensions, later interpolations were added on the basis of an earlier authorial draft, providing modern readers with valuable information both about Cassiodorus' progressive revisions and about the early fortune of his work. This volume provides a full commentary to the first critical edition of the interpolated recensions Φ and Δ (CC SL 99A). In doing so, it conveys a full picture of the complex history of the Institutiones saeculares, from their first appearance in the monastery of Vivarium to the Carolingian Renaissance, at which time they knew their greatest success and circulation. The 'Institutiones humanarum litterarum' - that is, the second book of Cassiodorus? masterpiece, devoted to secular learning - have come to us in three different textual forms: the ?authentic? recension ? (Omega), corresponding to Cassiodorus? final wishes, and two subsequent recensions, named ? (Phi) and ? (Delta). Here, later interpolations were added starting from an earlier authorial draft, providing modern readers with valuable information both about Cassiodorus? progressive revisions and about the early fortune of his work.00This volume provides a full commentary to the first critical edition of interpolated recensions ?? Phi Delta (CC SL 99). In doing so, it conveys a full picture of the complex history of the 'Institutiones saeculares', from their first appearance in the monastery of Vivarium to the Carolingian Renaissance, when they knew their greatest success and diffusion Front Matter 5 I. Introduzione e stato dell’arte 13 II. Il testo-base di ΦΔ : varianti d’autore alle Institutiones 55 I. Interpolazioni interne alle Institutiones 95 II. L’appendice II 144 I. Institutiones humanarum litterarum 197 II. Interpolazioni lunghe all’interno delle Institutiones 276 III. L’appendice Δ 358 Conclusioni 441 Appendice di immagini 449 Bibliografia 463